| Autor: |
Escamilla, Rafael F., Fleisig, Glenn S., DeRenne, Coop, Taylor, Marcus K., Moorman, III, Claude T., Imamura, Rodney, Barakatt, Edward, Andrews, James R. |
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Journal of Applied Biomechanics; Aug2009, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p203-209, 7p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 5 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
A motion system collected 120-Hz data from 14 baseball adult hitters using normal and choke-up bat grips. Six swings were digitized for each hitter, and temporal and kinematic parameters were calculated. Compared with a normal grip, the choke-up grip resulted in 1) less time during stride phase and swing; 2) the upper torso more opened at lead foot contact; 3) the pelvis more closed and less bat linear velocity at bat-ball contact; 4) less range of motion of the upper torso and pelvis during swing; 5) greater elbow flexion at lead foot contact; and 6) greater peak right elbow extension angular velocity. The decreased time during the stride phase when using a choke-up grip implies that hitters quicken their stride when they choke up. Less swing time duration and less upper torso and pelvis rotation range of motion using the choke-up grip supports the belief of many coaches and players that using a choke-up grip results in a "quicker" swing. However, the belief that using a choke-up grip leads to a faster moving bat was not supported by the results of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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